Colin Kaepernick under fire for comparing NFL draft to slavery
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Publishing date:Nov 01, 2021 • 10 hours ago • 2 minute read • Join the conversation
Colin Kaepernick looks on during his NFL workout held at Charles R Drew high school on November 16, 2019 in Riverdale, Georgia.
Colin Kaepernick looks on during his NFL workout held at Charles R Drew high school on November 16, 2019 in Riverdale, Georgia. PHOTO BY CARMEN MANDATO /Getty Images
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Former quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been called out for a scene in his new Netflix series, Colin in Black and White , by drawing comparisons between NFL recruitment and slavery.
In the clip, Kaepernick explains the process, in which prospective players meet NFL coaches through a series of exercises. As his narration goes on, however, the images in the background switch over from a football field to a slave auction.
“What they don’t want you to understand is what’s being established is a power dynamic,” Kaepernick says in the series.
“Before they put you on the field, teams poke, prod, and examine you,” he continues. “Searching for any defect that might affect your performance. No boundary respected. No dignity left intact.”
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It’s meant to be powerful, but what many got from the clip was the audacity Kaepernick had to make the two very different things seem the same.
One person tweeted , “That’s the most despicable thing I’ve ever seen. To compare that to slavery, completely takes away from what actual slaves went through. Besides the fact that all skin colors go through the combine…. NFL players also dream of playing in the NFL.”
Another wrote , “Wow. I had no idea these players were forced to work, starved, beaten, separated from their families, lynched, and forced to ride the back of the team plane. I just thought they loved the game, were paid a minimum of $9,200/week, got endorsement deals, and were elite at football.”
One woman added : “Didn’t know my ancestors were actually millionaires for kicking a f—— ball round the plantation. Thanks @Kaepernick7 for enlightening you entitled blowhard.”
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Former NFL player Jack Brewer blasted Kaepernick, telling Fox News that Kaepernick’s “doctrine” is the “single largest threat to black men in the United States of America because right now folks are thinking that they’re victims.”
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He continued: “Think about the movement that this guy started, the opportunity that he had that he could actually come and promote positivity to young black men. Telling them how great this country is. He doesn’t have that spirit in him. He has an evil, anti-American spirit, and it’s sick and disgusting.”
Kaepernick did have a lot of people on his side, saying he’s not the first to compare slavery with professional sports.
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